Bottle rinser and sterilizer.



No. 869,333. -VPATBMLD 00T. 29. 1907.

D. E; SHAW. l BOTTLE RINSER AND STERILIZER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.12,1907.

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PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907.

D. E. SHAW. y BOTTLE RINSER AND STBRILIZER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. l2, 1907.

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No. 869.333. PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907.

D. E. SHAW.

BOTTLE RINSER AND STERILIZER.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.12,1907A 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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' BTTLE RINSER AND STERILIZER. i

, No; 869,1333if- Specification ofLettieris Patent. l Patented Oet. 29,197,

` 'Application nu] January 12.19o7. sei-a1 No. 352,020.

' T o a ll 1uh om it'magj concern: i a series of ports or openings l?,there being four of them Be it' known that l, DAviD E. SHAW., residingin h'iili* as here shown7 which extend above and below the par- `.waulee, in 'tl ie county of lilwaukee' and State oi Wis- `tition ll so as tocommunicate with openings 18 in the i censiti, have inventednew andus'oiul Improvements upper chalnberof the vulve member and with openings60 in Bottle Rinscrs and Sterilizers, of whiclfthe following lf) in thelower chamber thereof, these openings being is a description, reiereneebeing had'to tho acconipnnyso located with relation toeach other .thatthey alteringdrawings, which are a part of'this specihcstion. t natelycommuniwtte with the respectiv'ports 17 during i v. i l l l .t

'lhisjinvention has for lts ob]ect to provide a bottle the rotation etthe valve casingl on the valve member.

rinse'r and sterilizer which will clean bottles insideand 'lf-couplings20 connect with-cachot' the ports 17 of 65 outside at' 'the Same. timeby .m'can's of jets- 'ofzwater or the valve casing to establishcommunication with hori. otherfluid, the Ilowvoi vthe rinsingliquidbeing nutozontal leed pipes 2l and vertical feed pipes 22 leadingmati'c'ally'controlled by the Vmovements of the bottle therefrom, eachol' the former having two sets oi horisupports from-one positionto'anothor.4 zontal op'postely extending nozzle branches 23 with'vAnother object ofthis invention iste enable the use upwardly extendingnozzle tubes 24 having perloia- 70 l5 of rinsing of'difleren-ttemperaturesor of liquids tions-25 at theirnpperendsforspmying-tl'leinterior o f 'of diffemnt kinds tobenutomatically vcontrolled by thethelbottles, Each of 'the vertical feed'pipes22`is pro- 7 movementsofthebottle supports from one position to vided with an npper`feedpipe`26considerably above anotherto cause their successivooperation. the'lowerfeed pipo-2l and provided witha pair voi 0p- Another object of thisinvention is to provide a botpositely extending nozzle branches 27havinga series of 7 tle riiis'er which will permit an operator beinglocated .parallel horizontal nozzle tn bes MZ8'withsprayopenings "oneach side thereof to supply the bottles thereto, the 729 in the bottomthereof to spray liquid 'onto the'upbottles which are placed `inposition by `one operator turned'hottomsof the-bottleswhen-theyaremounted `being automatically subjected to the rinsing andsteril on the nozzle tubes 24. izing operation while being moved fromthat operator A rectangular' frame '30l surrounds the automatic 8O 25 tothe other.A valve, being supported by the'T-couplings 20, and Car- Withthe above and other-ohjccts'in view the invenries armsSl from each ofitsA four sides. A base 32 is tion\ con sists in :thebottle 1inse1andsterilizer herein mounted on the supporting arms 3l of each section oflclaimed; its partsand combinations ofparts andl all the machine andvhas 'a protecting` frame 33 .formed equivalents. Y v t g-'lf .i thereonwith side and'backv walls extending from above l85- 3 0 Referring to theaccompanying drawings in which the upper spray nozzles to below the'lowerfeed pipes I like characters of reference indicate the same partsiii 2l and preventing the splashing of water or other'rinsy the severalviews-Figure lis afeentral sectionaleleing liquidoutside oftherespective sections;

vationof a bottle ,rinser constructed in accordance with i -A removabletray 34 is adapted-to be placed onto .the this invention;'Fig. 2is alplan view thereof with parts vbasel 32and has a series of openingsregistering with 90 ,35 'broken away orlclearnessfoi illustration;lFig,` 3 is a `smaller .corresponding openings in the' base through-transverse'sectional view oi the automatic valve; Fig. j which thenecks oibottles may be passed v as theyare i -4 is an elevation partlyin section ol a frame of internal' lowered onto thenozzle tubes. 24which pass through nozzle tubes; Fig. a vertical sectional View ofamoditheseopenings, the openings being 4provided Vwith ined form ofautomatic valve for using a greater-number i lwardly extending lugs tospace the bottles from the 95 40 oieleansing or rinsing liquids; and,Fig. 6 is a transverse Y walls of the openings and permit j the liquidpassing sectional view thereof taken on the'plane of l'ine '6'-`6therebetween. of Figi 5f v I I i i y T he Aprotecting trames 33 haveopenings 36 in their In these. drawings l0 represents a vertical tubularback members and electric lights `37 or other illumij stationary valvemember which is providedv with a nants are located within the device andbehind these 100 transverse partition l1 dividing'it into an upperan'd'a openings so that the bottles may be inspected as they lowerchamber, the for-mer being connected to a liquid are placed on thenozzle tubes. supplypipel l2 and the latter being connected with a lnoperation it is intended that there should he op liquid supply pipe 13.The liquidsol the two supply erators ori` opposite sides of the machinewhose ldut)r pipes -are .prefer-ably. water at different temperatures,it is to wash the bottles and place them in position on 105 i thoughtho-Y my be 0l' different cleansingy orrinsng the rinsing"machine,v andthen move the bottleholders liquids, of the rinsing machine around sothat the bottles placed A valve casing'l4 surrounds .the lvalve memberl() and in position byvone operator may be removed by the 'fits thereon'as a sleeve, with.` packing glands l5 and 16 `'other operatory they inthe meantime having been sub- Y atits ends fitting against shoulders ofthe .valve member jected to the inlluence of the different cleansing or110 -to prevent the leakage of liquid from between the valve'V rinsingliquids supplied by pipes' 1 2 and l3. member l0 and the easing 14. lhevalve 'casing 14 has lhe openings i8 vand li) are so positioned thatfrom the work of placing the 'bottles' on the bottle holders i liquidto/the bottles.

iii placejto receivethe lirst water 'presents the succeed- 'of oppositesections, a part-turn'oi the'gdevice willl .i cause one .pair ol'openings to register with-the ports leading to said `sections andthereby deliver the lirst liquid 'to thel bottlesand a further shorterpart-turn will cause the other openings to register with' the portsleading to said 4sections and thereby deliver the second The .positionof the bottle carriers `when one section is ing section 'to the first-position beforethe operator, Where he removes the tray-Bl-oi rinsedbottles which Were placed in position by the other operatorand'substitutes another tray 34 and begins to place newly Washedbottlesupon the valve tubes 24. The p osit'ion of tvhe vd evi'cevwhenthe section is receiving the second Walter presents thesucce'edingsection io the second position in ront of the operator, wherelie completes the placing oi the washed bottles on the nozzle tubes.Thus in moving the section in irontoi him from' .the rst` to the secondposition, the operator at the same. time moves the precedingsectionvfrom the position for the first water to the position for thesecond water, and in movingthis section to the po sition for the firstWater he brings the succeeding section 'to the first por sition in irontof hir'nfk When the sections of the device are moved to positionsintermediate :of the second positioniin front of the operator and theposition for the firstl water the llow vof liqiiid is stopped entirely,while in positionsintermcdiate of the rst water and lthe sccvond Waterpositions the liquid may flow. through both of -the openings 18 and 19and be' deliveredv tothe bottles as a Anixture. Thus, it' warm water andhot water are respectively delivered by pipes 13 and 12, a mixture otthese twoat an intermediate temperaturel will be drawn when bothopenings register with the ports 17,

permitting the gradual heating of the bottles so as'to stand the actionof Water at a high sterilizing tempcraf ture Vwhich might cause thebottles to bre'alcil" it wereA not for the preliminary gradual'heating.In this connection it will be noted, thatfromihefact that water of thesametemperature is injected. into the interior oi the bottles and issprayed upon the inverted bottoms thereof at the same time7 there is atendency to equal# ize the heating effect on all parts yof the "bottleand thereby prevent` uneven expansion which would causeA the'bottles tobreak. c

In the modification ot the valve construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6provision is made lor admitting water of tour different temperatures orfour ditierent'liquids differing from each otherin anyiejspect..Injtliis construction the valve mcmberlO is provided with the 48 and 49respectivelyalso comnninicating `With'the vports 17 as before, theopenings 4S, l2,49`and 43 heilig arranged around' the valvememberconsecutively in the order mentioned, so as to communicate withthe ports at different positions thereoi and admit their4 re-v ,v

i ne, comodo koperator on the other side of the machine. .It is'obviousthat, by so arranging the openings for commu- 1 nication withthe ports 17, these four Waters or as many as desired may be made iollor to thebottles during a haltrevolution thereof or during. thecomplete'revolution, the principles involved being ,the same. vWhilethis invention is primarily designed for rinsing and sterilizing bottleswhich have been previously Washed, it may also 'be employed for cleaningthe bottles when a suitable cleans-ingliquid is admitted through -one oithe-supply pipes. By successively admitting liquid ofdifferenttemperatures, the bottles may be sterilizedperfectly Withoutdanger of their being-broken by suddenly admitting very hot liquid tocold bottles,

What lclaim as my invention-is; l. In a device of the characterdescribed, a stationary bers, supply pipes connecting with the supplychambers, a

' `,\ialv ecasing rotatably mounted onthc valve member and having n'port communicating with the chambers successively by registering withopenings in the valvemeiliber leading/from said chambers, and/a bottlespraying device comprising a coupling connected with ihcgvalveasiugand,communicatingv with the porta lower feed pipe 4lead- ,ing from' thecouplingand provided with branch pipes.

upwardly standing' nozzle tubes exite'udingfrom the branch pipes, inupper feed pipe connected with the coupling',

y ,branch jpipcs on the upper feed pipe having nozzle t ubes,

the lo-wer nozzle tubes being adapted to have bottles 4placed thereonand-,to inject liquid into 'the interior thereof, and lthe .uppernozzletubos being vertcd"bottoms of the bottles.

2. lIn a device of the character described, a valved liquidsupplychamher, av coupling communicating therewith, al l lower-feed pipe'leading from the coupling and provided with branch pipes, upwardlystanding nozzle tubes-extending from the .branch pipes, an upper feedpipe con- -nected with the coupling, branch pipes communicatingtherewith and provided with nozzle tubes, the lower nozzle tubcsbeingadaptedto 'receive bottles thereouand inject lirjuid into the interiorthereof and the upper nozzle tubes being adapted'tu-spray the invertedbottoms of the bottles.

3. In a device of the character described,- a stationary` valve\ memberhaving :i plurality of' liquid supply chambers, supply pipes connectingwith the supply chambers, a valve casing rotatably mounted on the valvemember and havingva port communicating with the valve chamberssuccessively by registering 'with openings in the valve member leadingfrom said chambers, and a.bottle"sp ray ing; device comprising acoupling connected with `the valve, casing and communicating with theport, a lower feed pipe loeding'from the coupling and providedwithbrancli pipes.

.valve vmember having a plurality of liquid suppl'y chamadapted tospray' the inupwardly extending nozzle tubes on the branch pipes, an

upperfeed pipe connected with the coupling and having branch pipes,nozzle tubes connected therewith, a tr-ay sup-- port carried by'thevalvevcasinga tray mounted on the tray support having openings throughwhichv the lower nozzle\ ti1bes project and adapted to receive 4thenecks of bnttles, and lugs in the openings'to space the bottles from thewalls or' thc openings and permitlliiiuid to pass there= between,` 4'

4.'- ln :ifdevice of valve member, a supply pipe connected with thekvalve member,u a' valve casing rotatably mounted on the valve memberand having' a port communicating; with an opening;v

the character described, u statlonary4 iu the valve member. a bottlesupport having lower and n upper nozzle tubes adapted to spray bottlescontained yon the support, anda protecting casing'carried by the bottlesupport for preventing the splashing `pf water,l there being 5. In adevice of the character described, a stationary valve member, a supplypipe connecting with the valve member, a valve easing,Y rotatablymounted on the valve member and having a number of ports communicatingwith an opening in the valve member, couplings connected with the portsof the valve casing, nozzle tubes communieatingl with the couplings forinjecting water into the bottles and for sprayingr the inverted bottomsthereof, a fraaie mounted on the couplings, supporting arms carried bythe frame, bases seated onthe supporting arms and provided with openingsto receive the nozzle tubes that inject water into the bottles, andremovable trays resting on the bases and also provided with openingsthrough which the nozzle.

valve member havin.;Y a plurality of liquid supply chambers, supplypipes connecting with the supply chambers, a valve casing rotatablymounted on the valve member and having a number of ports communicatingwith the chambers successively hy registering with openings in the valvemember leading from said chambers, bottle spraying devices carried bythe valve casing and conunuuicnting with the ports., each of the valvechambers having a pair of openings dlametrieally opposite each otherwhereby the same effect is produced upon the bottle spraying devices intheir passage onehnli way around the valve member that is produced intheir passage the other half way around the valve member.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presenc of two witnesses.

DAVID E. sHAw.

Witnesses lt. S. C. C.\LD\v1-;I.i ANNA 1A SeiLuin'rnAUi-:le

